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In my Dad's lifetime he saw the passing of his favorite Lions (Doak Walker and Bobby Layne) . Now I guess it is my turn to start seeing some of my favorites passing . He was the model of a D-lineman, nothing soft about Karras on the field . He was truely worthy of the Lion on his helmet . My prayers are with him and his family .

Alex Karras, the rugged lineman who anchored the Detroit Lions' defense in the 1960s, then went on to an acting career in which he starred in the sitcom "Webster" and famously punched a horse in the 1974 comedy "Blazing Saddles," died Wednesday. He was 77.